West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1887-08-04
LATE NEWS IN BRIEF.

The crop prospects in tho North Pacific
railroad territory are very iattering
AlonHo Lumbort was drowned whilo bath
ing I'm tho olcntangy river, near Delaware, o.
Dick Hoover, tho negro who outraged q
negro woman Near Fostorville, Tonn.. was
surrounded by a body OF negro men two
miles and a half from Fosterville and riddlei
with bullets.
A fro broke out at o'clock Monday morn.
ing in building Nos. 4S TO 40 West thirteenth
street, Now York, in which 100 horses yven.
stabbed, and forty eight OF thom were burn.
ed 10 death.
Tho tribe OF HaEaris, who are located veae
of Ghuznec, have refused 10 aid the Amser
of Afghanistan in supprcssing the reyol,
against his authority.
There is a bittor Knight OF Labor fiRht On
at present In Chicago between tho Socialist,
and the Conservatives over the election of dial.
egatos to the District Assembly, which win
eloct delegates To tho National Convention "a
loo held in Minneapolis in October. The IN.
forest OF that convention contors in the fight
which Is sure TO occur between the Conser.
vatives, who are in favor OF upholding Pow.
dcrly, and those who demand PowderlyS re
signation.
William Morrison, of Eureka Spring,
Ark, was hanged by crowd OF his noioh,'
bors. They broke into the Jail in which ha
was lodged, ON charge OF maltreating his
two young daughters, took him 90 a tree In
his own yard, where no was stretched nm IN
sight of his family aftor no had confessed In,
crime.
In the reports Of the Bureau Of Statistic,
showing tho imports and exports and thu
immigration into the United States for thu
year ended June 30, 1887, IL appears that tho
imports at Pittsburgh were foe the month OF
juno, 1887, $l51, ,20l, and for tho year SOLO.
G0i. For 1896 the imports were a3Dt..
OFT. This shows an increase for 1887 of $559.
Gl7.
There is more trouble IN the building trades
IN Chicago. All carpenters working moro
lilan eight hours n day, some three thousand
IN number, have beon ordered out on strike
The employing builders refused arbitration,
and it looks as il the strike might DO a long
one
Delegate Cannon, of tho DeSeret Netos, crios
aloud for vengeance upon tho officers OF tho
law who kept "Presidentn Tnylor In hiding
AZ fugitive from Justice, and caused his
death by depriving him OF tho outdoor exor-
else necessary TO his hoalth.
Count Mitkiewiez, representing Philadel.
phia syndicate, has had n successful mission
In China. He has obtained for the syndicate
decree from tho Chinese Government grant
Ing them abIoluto control throughout the en-
tire Empireof telephone system which thoy
propose 10 establish.
Hon Frank Hatton OK Postmaster General.
pins his faith TO Col Robert L. Lincoln as the
coming man for the Presidency on tho RI
publican side, and says ho is gaining strength
with wonderful rapidity. Lincoln's nominn-
ton, Mr.. Hatton thinks, would heal all
schisms i'm tho Republican ranks, and solidify
the party for tho contest I'm 1883
AS n result OF the boiler explosion at Freid
enshutte six persons have died and others ars
In precarious condition
Miss Sadie Liley, OF California, Pa, was
burned 10 death ON Tuesday evening.
Henry Thomas, n farmer, OF near Newcom.
erstown, o., was robbed of 81 800 ON Tues
day ,,.-s-<,ar
Committees Of tho Grand Army and CT.
Confederate soldiers are actively making
preparations for Joining Mt Mexico No, Sep
tember IL, in a reunion. Col. w. 7. G..
Breckenridge, Of Kentucky, aud senator
KennG, Of West Virginia, will be among the
speakers --.--
After three weeks Of hot weather uno-
qualed in New Hampshire, most violent
thunder-storms occurred on Thursday night,
raging ten hours, washing highways break
ing down crops aud doing thousands of dol
lars worth of damage.
Surgeon-Goneral Hamilton has received
telegram from Surgeon Guterns, dated Key
West, July %, saying there have been i73
cases Of yellow fever and forty one deaths ~
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